AU2004261235B2 - Fluid over-flow/make-up air assembly for reprocessor - Google Patents
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US10/633,342 | 2003-08-01 | ||
| US10/633,342 US6979428B2 (en) | 2003-08-01 | 2003-08-01 | Fluid over-flow/make-up air assembly for reprocessor |
| PCT/US2004/024479 WO2005011750A2 (en) | 2003-08-01 | 2004-07-28 | Fluid over-flow/make-up air assembly for reprocessor |
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| AU2004261235A1 AU2004261235A1 (en) | 2005-02-10 |
| AU2004261235B2 true AU2004261235B2 (en) | 2009-03-26 |
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| AU2004261235A Active AU2004261235B2 (en) | 2003-08-01 | 2004-07-28 | Fluid over-flow/make-up air assembly for reprocessor |
Country Status (11)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US6979428B2 (ja) |
| EP (1) | EP1654599B1 (ja) |
| JP (1) | JP4832298B2 (ja) |
| KR (1) | KR100771395B1 (ja) |
| CN (1) | CN1829946A (ja) |
| AU (1) | AU2004261235B2 (ja) |
| CA (1) | CA2532518C (ja) |
| ES (1) | ES2387806T3 (ja) |
| MY (1) | MY137232A (ja) |
| TW (1) | TWI271200B (ja) |
| WO (1) | WO2005011750A2 (ja) |
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| US6394417B1 (en) * | 1998-10-09 | 2002-05-28 | Swagelok Co. | Sanitary diaphragm valve |
| US7569182B2 (en) * | 2003-08-01 | 2009-08-04 | American Sterilizer Company | Filter assembly for a reprocessor |
| US9198444B2 (en) * | 2005-07-08 | 2015-12-01 | Chiquita Brands, Inc. | Device for controlling the gas medium inside a container |
| WO2007103232A2 (en) * | 2006-03-06 | 2007-09-13 | American Sterilizer Company | Method for generating a microbial deactivation fluid in an apparatus for deactivating instruments and devices |
| JP5499592B2 (ja) * | 2009-09-17 | 2014-05-21 | ソニー株式会社 | ライトガイド、光源装置及び読取装置 |
| US8668880B2 (en) | 2010-03-31 | 2014-03-11 | American Sterilizer Company | Apparatus for releasing a dry chemistry into a liquid sterilization system |
| MY159101A (en) * | 2012-07-03 | 2016-12-15 | First Wave Tech Sdn Bhd | Installation for treatment of oil palm fruits |
| US9295954B2 (en) * | 2012-12-07 | 2016-03-29 | Ecolab Usa Inc. | System for handling displacement of liquid products |
| ES2822308T3 (es) * | 2013-01-22 | 2021-04-30 | Nestle Sa | Aparato y método de purificación de líquidos |
| TW201533125A (zh) | 2013-11-29 | 2015-09-01 | Daikin Ind Ltd | 改性聚四氟乙烯細粉及單軸拉伸多孔質體 |
| CN105794031B (zh) | 2013-11-29 | 2019-01-29 | 旭化成株式会社 | 高分子电解质膜 |
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| WO2015080292A1 (ja) | 2013-11-29 | 2015-06-04 | 旭化成イーマテリアルズ株式会社 | 高分子電解質膜 |
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| US4533068A (en) * | 1981-08-17 | 1985-08-06 | Health Care Concepts, Inc. | Sterile solution delivery and venting devices |
| US4731222A (en) * | 1986-02-06 | 1988-03-15 | Innovative Medical Technologies | Automated liquid sterilization system |
| US5217698A (en) * | 1986-02-06 | 1993-06-08 | Steris Corporation | Office size instrument sterilization system |
| US5928516A (en) * | 1995-01-20 | 1999-07-27 | Pall Corporation | Filter package |
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| US5037623A (en) * | 1986-02-06 | 1991-08-06 | Steris Corporation | Sterilant concentrate injection system |
| CA2012862C (en) * | 1989-05-09 | 1995-11-07 | Edward T. Schneider | Container for holding equipment during sterilization |
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| US5591396A (en) * | 1995-04-07 | 1997-01-07 | American Sterilizer Company | Self cleaning drain system and modular plumbing system for a sterilizing apparatus |
| JP3453304B2 (ja) * | 1998-05-19 | 2003-10-06 | ファイザー株式会社 | 無菌真空回転乾燥機 |
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- 2004-07-28 WO PCT/US2004/024479 patent/WO2005011750A2/en active Application Filing
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Patent Citations (4)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4533068A (en) * | 1981-08-17 | 1985-08-06 | Health Care Concepts, Inc. | Sterile solution delivery and venting devices |
| US4731222A (en) * | 1986-02-06 | 1988-03-15 | Innovative Medical Technologies | Automated liquid sterilization system |
| US5217698A (en) * | 1986-02-06 | 1993-06-08 | Steris Corporation | Office size instrument sterilization system |
| US5928516A (en) * | 1995-01-20 | 1999-07-27 | Pall Corporation | Filter package |
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| WO2005011750A2 (en) | 2005-02-10 |
| MY137232A (en) | 2009-01-30 |
| CA2532518A1 (en) | 2005-02-10 |
| EP1654599A2 (en) | 2006-05-10 |
| TW200507887A (en) | 2005-03-01 |
| US20050025684A1 (en) | 2005-02-03 |
| EP1654599A4 (en) | 2009-07-08 |
| AU2004261235A1 (en) | 2005-02-10 |
| ES2387806T3 (es) | 2012-10-02 |
| KR20060052887A (ko) | 2006-05-19 |
| CN1829946A (zh) | 2006-09-06 |
| JP4832298B2 (ja) | 2011-12-07 |
| TWI271200B (en) | 2007-01-21 |
| CA2532518C (en) | 2009-02-03 |
| KR100771395B1 (ko) | 2007-10-30 |
| EP1654599B1 (en) | 2012-06-27 |
| US6979428B2 (en) | 2005-12-27 |
| WO2005011750A3 (en) | 2005-05-19 |
| JP2007501060A (ja) | 2007-01-25 |
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Legal Events
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| PC1 | Assignment before grant (sect. 113) |
Owner name: AMERICAN STERILIZER COMPANY Free format text: FORMER APPLICANT(S): STERIS INC. |
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| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) |